I've Been Mugged Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-13446642018-12-17T09:15:00-05:00Consumer views and news since 2007 about identity theft, privacy, and corporate responsibility -- by George JenkinsTypePadIveBeenMuggedhttps://feedburner.google.comYour Medical Devices Are Not Keeping Your Health Data to Themselvestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db8834022ad37c91b2200c2018-12-17T09:15:00-05:002018-12-17T13:27:36-05:00[Editor's note: today's guest post, by reporters at ProPublica, is part of a series which explores data collection, data sharing, and privacy issues within the healthcare industry. It is reprinted with permission.] By Derek Kravitz and Marshall Allen, ProPublica Medical devices are gathering more and more data from their users,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/jKx-eBbNch4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsHouse Oversight Committee Report On The Equifax Data Breach. Did The Recommendations Go Far Enough?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db8834022ad3c657bc200b2018-12-13T11:00:00-05:002018-12-13T12:17:41-05:00On Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released its report (Adobe PDF) on the massive Equifax data breach, where the most sensitive personal and payment information of more than 148 million consumers -- nearly half of the population -- was accessed and stolen. The...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/mwm6gZyiNk4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsYou Snooze, You Lose: Insurers Make The Old Adage Literally Truetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db8834022ad3a2b4ef200d2018-12-11T09:15:00-05:002018-12-11T09:15:00-05:00[Editor's note: today's guest post, by reporters at ProPublica, is part of a series which explores data collection, data sharing, and privacy issues within the healthcare industry. It is reprinted with permission.] By Marshall Allen, ProPublica Last March, Tony Schmidt discovered something unsettling about the machine that helps him breathe...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/UhgEwzC5wa8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsOath To Pay Almost $5 Million To Settle Charges By New York AG Regarding Children's Privacy Violationstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db8834022ad37fea3f200c2018-12-10T09:15:00-05:002018-12-10T15:21:06-05:00Barbara D. Underwood, the Attorney General (AG) for New York State, announced last week a settlement with Oath, Inc. for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Oath Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Verizon Communications. Until June 2017, Oath was known as AOL Inc. ("AOL"). The announcement stated:...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/VUPD2qYMm6k" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsMassive Data Breach At Quora Affects 100 Million Userstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db8834022ad3a54ac4200d2018-12-06T09:45:00-05:002018-12-06T12:04:51-05:00Quora, the knowledge-sharing social networking site, announced on Monday a data breach affecting about 100 million of its users. The company discovered the breach on Friday, and a breach investigation is ongoing. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Adam D’Angelo, wrote in a blog post that the following data elements were...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/SARNb71xSd8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsGigantic Data Breach At Marriott International Affects 500 Million Customers. Plenty Of Questions Remaintag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db8834022ad3c49775200b2018-12-04T09:00:00-05:002018-12-04T13:47:30-05:00A gigantic data breach at Marriott International affects about 500 million customers who have stayed at its Starwood network of hotels in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Marriott International announced the data breach on Friday, November 30th, and set up a website for affected Starwood guests. According...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/C19dQj5k9wE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsGoogle Admitted Tracking Users' Location Even When Phone Setting Disabledtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db8834022ad3a3e10d200d2018-12-03T09:15:00-05:002018-12-03T09:15:00-05:00If you are considering, or already have, a smartphone running Google's Android operating system (OS), then take note. ZDNet reported (emphasis added): "Phones running Android have been gathering data about a user's location and sending it back to Google when connected to the internet, with Quartz first revealing the practice...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/XPkfD6t91VY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsMassive Data Breach At U.S. Postal Service Affects 60 Million Userstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db8834022ad3c31a8d200b2018-11-28T09:15:00-05:002018-11-28T09:15:00-05:00The United States Postal Service (USPS) experienced a massive data breach due to a vulnerable component at its website. The "application program interface" or API component allowed unauthorized users to access and download details about other users of the Informed Visibility service. Security researcher Brian Krebs explained: "In addition to...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/AUlp1fb3bwY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsIreland Regulator: LinkedIn Processed Email Addresses Of 18 Million Non-Memberstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db8834022ad3c27249200b2018-11-27T09:15:00-05:002018-11-27T15:49:25-05:00On Friday November 23rd, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland released its annual report. That report includes the results of an investigation by the DPC of the LinkedIn.com social networking site, after a 2017 complaint by a person who didn't use the social networking service. Apparently, LinkedIn obtained 18...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/PoL2X_oy9ms" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsAmazon Said Its Data Breach Was Due To A "Technical Error" And Discloses Few Breach Detailstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db8834022ad3c25fa5200b2018-11-26T08:00:00-05:002018-11-26T08:00:00-05:00Amazon.com, the online retail giant, confirmed that it experienced a data breach last Wednesday. CBS News reported: "Amazon said a technical error on its website exposed the names and email addresses of some customers. The online retail giant its website and systems weren't hacked. "We have fixed the issue and...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/P8-n6tFGKPA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsAging Machines, Crowds, Humidity: Problems at the Polls Were Mundane but Widespreadtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db8834022ad3c1173e200b2018-11-20T11:45:00-05:002018-11-20T14:09:33-05:00[Editor's Note: today's guest blog post, by Reporters at ProPublica, discusses widespread problems many voters encountered earlier this month. The data below was compiled before the runoffs in Florida, Georgia and other states. It is reprinted with permission.] By Ian MacDougall, Jessica Huseman, and Isaac Arnsdorf - ProPublica If the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/pOTgDXCA3NY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsPlenty Of Bad News During November. Are We Watching The Fall Of Facebook?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db8834022ad3a10e06200d2018-11-19T11:45:00-05:002018-11-19T16:29:57-05:00November has been an eventful month for Facebook, the global social networking giant. And not in a good way. So much has happened, it's easy to miss items. Let's review. A November 1st investigative report by ProPublica described how some political advertisers exploit gaps in Facebook's advertising transparency policy: "Although...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/JLqVWSq6BrQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George Jenkins